- At the opening ceremony of the international theological conference. Photo: Peter Williams/WCC
The international and broadly ecumenical conference "Promised Land" took place within the framework of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum and was held in Bern, Switzerland, 10-14 September 2008. The conference was co-hosted by the WCC with the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and the Reformed Churches Bern-Jura-Solothurn, was convened to help different parts of the body of Christ join together in the work of addressing biblical and theological issues in Christian discourse about the conflict in Palestine-Israel.
The theme of the conference - The Promised Land - provided both grounds for exploring scripture and a material foundation for engaging with the contemporary conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
The final document of the conference has been published under the title "Bern Perspective"
Annotated programme and links to PDF versions of the presentations made during the Bern conference
